Turks and Caicos: sights and scenes

CaptionTurks and Caicos

Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times

Two girls race past a mural on Providenciales -- Provo, to its familiars -- an island that is the main tourist center of Turks and Caicos Islands, a British crown colony east of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. At TCI, 33,000 residents share their corner of paradise with about 300,000 tourists annually.

Two girls race past a mural on Providenciales -- Provo, to its familiars -- an island that is the main tourist center of Turks and Caicos Islands, a British crown colony east of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. At TCI, 33,000 residents share their corner of paradise with about 300,000 tourists annually. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)